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Single-use plastic plates and cutlery to be banned from October in England

Greenpeace says ban is ‘nibbling around edges of a giant problem’

The Independent UK

MPs urge freeport dredging pause as North East marine mass deaths investigated

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred along the North East coast between October and December 2021

Chronicle Live

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

Evening Standard

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England will ban single-use plastic plates and cutlery for environmental reasons

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey says the new ban will stop pollution from "billions of pieces of plastic." Advocates applaud the move but say it doesn't go far enough on its own.

WEKU

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates set to be banned in England

The ban could come in across England by the end of the year

Wales Online

Post-Brexit £1,000 farming payments ‘too little, too late’, says NFU

Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policy

The Guardian - UK

Just 224 farmers were paid under post-Brexit farming scheme last year

Exclusive: Leaked figures show tiny fraction of England’s farms received payment under sustainable farming incentive

The Guardian - UK

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Warning to not feed birds at Caerphilly Castle after a number of swans and geese are found dead and 'sick'

The matter has been reported to the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Wales Online

Government criticised for leaving overall water quality out of its environment targets

Ministers accused of only doing half their job and leaving gaps in protections

The Independent UK

Three arrested after protesters scale DEFRA building in central London

Three people have been arrested after animal rights protesters scaled the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) building in central London, on Thursday morning, as they sought to draw attention to the bird flu crisis and intensive farming practices.

Evening Standard

Single-use plastic cutlery could soon be banned in England

The proposals follow similar initiatives introduced by the Scottish and Welsh governments

Wales Online

Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

The Guardian - UK

Sewage dumps by water firms could 'wipe us out' says oyster farmer suing the government

Sewage poured into England's "Marine Protected Areas" for a total of 263,654 hours in 2021 - or more than 30 years - and the government's plan to tackle the problem is branded unfit-for-purpose

Daily Mirror

More than 40 birds found dead in London parks as avian flu cases top 250 amid outbreak

136 bird flu cases have been recorded in England since October 1

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Nature groups complain to environment watchdog over delayed targets on clean air and water

The complaint comes ahead of the UN’s biodiversity conference in Canada next month

The Guardian - UK

Tories will not reach ‘embarrassingly poor’ nature targets by 2030, Labour says

Opposition to unveil plan to reverse biodiversity loss rather than simply halting it, which is government’s current target

Insider UK

Scottish seafood companies bag UK Government infrastructure funding

£20m has been awarded to modernise infrastructure across the sector, with a further £30m available from today

Daily Mirror

More than 50,000 people responded to the Tories' call for evidence last year, and overwhelmingly demanded an immediate end to sales of single-use plastic cutlery and burger trays

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Nottingham Post

Tesco follows Asda and Lidl with change after egg supply problems

The supermarket has stores throughout Nottinghamshire

The Guardian - UK

Defra facing £500m real-terms cut after autumn statement

Exclusive: Critics say cut in day-to-day spending will leave department unable to properly tackle issues such as sewage spills

Liverpool Echo

Tesco joins Asda and Lidl as supermarkets restrict egg sales

The supermarket said it had introduced a temporary buying limit

Evening Standard

Tesco latest supermarket to limit egg purchases amid supply disruption

Asda and Lidl announced limits on egg purchases at some of their stores earlier this month

The Independent UK

Ports, Border Force, driving tests and licences to be hit by strikes

The Public and Commercial Services union said action will start in mid-December and continue for a month.

Chronicle Live

Government announces set up of independent panel to investigate North East crab and lobster deaths

Thousands of crabs and lobsters washed up on beaches in the North East between October and December 2021, though conflicting causes have been put forward by DEFRA and academics

Wales Online

Government not prioritising threat of ‘devastating’ animal diseases, MPs warn

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee warns the UK’s main animal disease facility has been 'left to deteriorate to an alarming extent'

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